NHL Line Stacks: March 12th

This article will identify the best line-stacking combos to use for fantasy hockey purposes every night. Considering that at least one player on a forward line will often get an assist on a goal when his line mate scores, stacking players from the same line can prove very fruitful for fantasy purposes. Use these targets to help identify some of your best options ever night.

Top Stacks

Edmonton Oilers (vs. Arizona Coyotes)

The Oilers new first line didn’t have a huge game in their last time out but Connor McDavid did score another beauty goal, and it just happened to be the OT winner. The difference tonight is the matchup. In their last game the Oilers played the Minnesota Wild, a team ranked 11th in goals against with solid goaltending. Tonight the Oilers play the Coyotes who have been see-sawing with the Calgary Flames for last place in Goals Allowed per game all season. Just to put the cherry on top of this enticing matchup, the Coyotes will be playing the second of a back-to-back while the Oilers will be at home in a nationally televised game. I think the talent on this line alone makes stacking them a good idea and I won’t be shocked if one or both of Hall-McDavid end up having a big game and possibly even drag semi-enforcer Zach Kassian along with them.

Also check out: The line of Forsberg – Smith – Ribeiro as mentioned in the NHL Cheat Sheet.

Value Trios

Toronto Maple Leafs (vs. Ottawa Senators)

Nazem Kadri ($5500) – Nikita Soshnikov ($3600) – Leo Komarov ($4200)

This pick is also about matchups. The Leafs play the Senators tonight who have been see-sawing with Arizona and Calgary for the bottom three spot in both Goals Allowed per game and in Penalty-Killing futility. While the Leafs offense leaves much to be desired their first line has got a nice jolt recently with the inclusion of Nikita Soshnikov a young Russian winger who is bringing plenty of energy to the ice every night, something the Leafs need a lot of right now. On top of the matchup you have to love that both Kadri and Komarov (and more recently Soshnikov) are playing close to 20 mins every night now and will be in a good spot here to put up a big game against a weaker opponent. If you’re looking for value tonight these three are definitely it as they’ll lead the charge for the Leafs against one of the worst defensive teams in the league. Target two or all three if you need a cheap stacking option.

Contrarian Pick

Minnesota Wild (vs. Montreal Canadians)

Mikko Koivu ($4600) – Charlie Coyle ($4700) – Zach Parise ($7000)

The Wild are finally healthy up front and while they haven’t been scoring in bunches, they have been more consistent as a team lately offensively. The Wild are coming off a tough 2-1 loss to Edmonton in their last game and are currently in a dog fight with Colorado for the last playoff spot in the West. While Montreal goalie Mike Condon has played OK recently he’s still prone to mixing bad games in after a few solid efforts and has a pretty thin defensive core playing in front of him at the moment. Montreal has fallen all the way to 20th in the league in terms of goals allowed per game and the Wild’s big line should benefit from their free-fall in this area. While Zach Parise hasn’t had a huge year he does have points in two straight games now and will be needed by Minnesota if they have a chance at making the post-season. He’ll play alongside Koivu and Coyle all night, at even strength and on the power-play, making this line a nice—and likely low-owned—stack for tournaments.

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Jared Spurgeon agrees to long term deal with Wild

The Wild announced that the deal is worth an average annual value of $7.575 million over seven years, taking Spurgeon through the 2026-27 season in Minnesota. Spurgeon was one of the better scoring defenseman in the league last season, ranking 26th in points with 43. Spurgeron set a career high in goals (14), assists (29) and shots on goal (152) last season in part due to playing in all 82 games, also the most of his career. He spent a heavy amount of time on the ice, averaging just over 24 minutes of ice time per game, 17th most among all players. Spurgeon will enter his 10th season with the Wild in 2019-20 and is the franchise leader among D in goals and blocked shots.

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The NHL announced that Kuznetsov would be suspended for three regular season games due to inappropriate conduct, and the league did not elaborate on specific reasons for the suspension. However, a report from The Washington Post stated that Kuznetsov allegedly tested positive for cocaine at the World Championships in May and subsequently misled league officials denying the usage of the substance, which apparently sparked the suspension. Kuznetsov centered the Capitals' top line and scored 72 points in 76 games in 2018-19, 27th best at center. His 51 assists ranked 13th best at center.